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Judging by recent market action, it is becoming apparent that traders and investors are getting if not tired, then displeased with having to trade what boils down to one of two narratives: Trump Reflation Trade On, and - as has been the case recently - Trump Trade Off. As much is apparent in the latest weekly kickstart note from David Kostin who writes that with the market struggling to readjust its expectations for US government policy following the move away from health care reform, client conversations make clear that investors fall into two camps:

The market is looking increasingly ugly.
Stocks are a lot like a body of water. Anyone can see where the surface level is… but what’s occurring underneath is much more difficult to observe.
Well, today the “surface” stock level looks great: the S&P 500 is a mere 1.9% off its all-time record high. The world has gone stock crazy with retail investors POURING money into the markets like it’s 1999 all over again.

Good morning, dear reader! After Monday's smart rally, the domestic equity market should start from where it had left, if one were to go by the Nifty50 futures on the Singapore Stock Exchange. Wall Street ended flat in overnight trade, but Asian markets are surging this morning. Here is your daily dose of all the big and small events - including Apple's new iPhone launch -from around the world that may have changed your market while you were sleeping. Read on!

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Fish yourself a Dow stock out of the earnings pond.
Go ahead—grab your rod and reel one in.
Now ask yourself this question: Will it blend?

In an interview to Baiju Kalesh and Sanam Mirchandani, Ajay Saraf, executive director at ICICI Securities, said financials, consumer, logistics, healthcare, technology and media companies are likely to dominate the IPO market this year. Edited Excerpts: Your view on the Budget? We believe the Budget has given a boost to the markets.